#7f838b

Color #7f838b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7f838b

RGB

rgb(127, 131, 139)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 8.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.67, 0.19, -4.81)

LCH

lch(54.67, 4.81, 272.26)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.013, 264.69)

HWB

hwb(220, 49.8%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b877f

Analogous

#7f898b

#7f838b

#817f8b

Triadic

#7f838b

#8b7f83

#838b7f

Split-complementary

#7f838b

#8b817f

#898b7f

Tetradic

#7f838b

#877f8b

#8b877f

#838b7f

Square

#7f838b

#8b7f89

#8b877f

#7f8b81

Shades

Color #7f838b mixed toward black.

#696d74

#54575d

#3f4146

#2a2c2f

#151617

Tints

Color #7f838b mixed toward white.

#94989e

#aaacb2

#bfc1c5

#d4d6d8

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #7f838b mixed toward gray.

#80838a

#818489

#828488

#838487

#848586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818189 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#818089 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#7f8887 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f838b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f838b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7f838b (#7f838b) is rgb(127, 131, 139) in RGB.

No, #7f838b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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